This is one of many great vintage & antique items I'm currently listing from various estates. Please take a look at my other merchandise at your leisure.

You are bidding on:
Autograph on Paper
for Ned Washington
~ circa 1970 ~

This autograph and others I'm listing this week were collected by a nurse who worked at Century City Medical Plaza & Hospital - where many stars came for care back in the late 1960s and early 70s.

Ned Washington (1901-1976) was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Best Original Song award twice: in 1940 for "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio and in 1952 for "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" in High Noon.

Washington had his roots in vaudeville as a master of ceremonies. Having started his songwriting career with Earl Carroll's Vanities on Broadway in the late 1920s, he joined the ASCAP in 1930. In 1934, he was signed by MGM and relocated to Hollywood, eventually writing full scores for feature films. During the 1940s, he worked for a number of studios, including Paramount, Warner Brothers, Disney, and Republic. During these tenures, he collaborated with many of the great composers of the era, including Hoagy Carmichael, Victor Young, Max Steiner, and Dimitri Tiomkin.

With Leigh Harline, he contributed most of the melodic songs that distinguished the Pinocchio soundtrack, including "When You Wish Upon a Star".

Paper Measures 5 x 7.5 Inches.
In Good Vintage Condition.

Please Note: Tear Extending thru "Regards" and "Washington" Autograph. Some Wear and Thinning of Paper from Backside.

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Thanks for Looking and Good Luck Bidding

SW4JC